Washed Pink Bourbon Juan Jimenez Peña, Colombia

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

We selected this coffee because it shows the quiet side of great Pink BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars.. Not loud, not heavily processed, but clean, floral and beautifully composed. It is the kind of Colombian coffee that reminds us how much character can come from careful farming, ripe cherry selection and a producer who understands restraint. “This is the kind of Pink Bourbon we love to find. It doesn’t rely on heavy processing or obvious intensity. It is clean, floral and precise, with a quiet confidence that tells you everything about the producer behind it.” / Alexander, Co-founder, Standout Coffee In the cup, the profile is elegant, structured and transparent. White tea florals lead the way, followed by melon, honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. sweetness and bright citrus acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it.. A gentle note of pink grapefruit appears in the finish, giving the coffee lift and precision without taking away from its soft, silky texture. This Pink Bourbon comes from Juan Jimenez Peña and his wife Leidy at Finca El Porvenir in Santa Bárbara, Palestina, Huila. Palestina has become one of the defining regions of modern Colombian coffee, and Juan is one of its most respected producers, with consistent top placements in the prestigious Copa de Oro competition. At El Porvenir, a 16-hectare farm in the hills of Huila, the work is focused and exact. The cherries are selectively harvested at peak ripeness before being depulped, washedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. and dried slowly on raised beds for approximately twenty days. The result is a coffee with exceptional clarity, balance and transparency. At a time when many producers are moving toward increasingly complex processing methods, Juan’s approach feels especially important. This is a coffee defined by precision rather than intervention. Careful farming, clean processing and the naturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. quality of Pink Bourbon from Palestina are allowed to speak clearly. Producer: Juan Jimenez Peña & Leidy Jimenez. Farm: El Porvenir. Region: Santa Bárbara, Palestina, Huila, Colombia. Altitude: 1,700 m.a.s.l. VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: Pink Bourbon.